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they drove us into the ditch. if we give the keys back to the people who did this, it would be like giving the keys to herbert hoover in the 1930s. >> with midterm elections nine weeks off instead of generation transformation some democrats e predicted after '08, people say they will vote for republicans over democrats in congress. the largest such gap ever recorded by gala. how did it get so bad? >> first of all, when you have a tough economy and you are in power, you're going to have a tough political environment. secondly, we won so many elections in 2006 and 2008. even in the neutral electoral environment it was clear we will get some of that back. over the next two months we have to do two things. get more democrats enthused about voting and laying out stakes of this election and real choice. and secondly for those undecided voters out there, make them understand this is not the new republican party. it's the same old ideas. the same old adherence to special interest. speaker boehner talked about all of the r
they drove us into the ditch. if we give the keys back to the people who did this, it would be like giving the keys to herbert hoover in the 1930s. >> with midterm elections nine weeks off instead of generation transformation some democrats e predicted after '08, people say they will vote for republicans over democrats in congress. the largest such gap ever recorded by gala. how did it get so bad? >> first of all, when you have a tough economy and you are in power, you're going to...
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the fact he's using the name of basically personalities, not office holders. is that something you think is to provoke more trouble? does he want them to hate them? does he want them to be the chief haters? you're on the liberal side. why is the president naming names? >> we all know who the 800 pound gorillas or elephants are in the room. he was acknowledging reality. >> i think it's walrus. in this case. go ahead. >> you can pick whatever -- >> walrus under water. >> i think the president was acknowledging it and doing it in a calm way, much calmer than -- >> i think his very eloquent way of speaking drives them crazy. >> of course it does. >> we have to go right now. please all come back. perry, great to see you here. thank you, perry baxen, "washington post," david corn of "mother jones." up next, the republican party is divided on whether the campaign on the strategy of repealing health care as a slogan and the parties say it will never happen. should republicans push the repeal button right now and take it seriously or not or do they know better? today i
the fact he's using the name of basically personalities, not office holders. is that something you think is to provoke more trouble? does he want them to hate them? does he want them to be the chief haters? you're on the liberal side. why is the president naming names? >> we all know who the 800 pound gorillas or elephants are in the room. he was acknowledging reality. >> i think it's walrus. in this case. go ahead. >> you can pick whatever -- >> walrus under water....
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bomber, used that is almost impossible to detect using conventional screening or sniffer dogs. so it's that sort of diabolical explosive device they're going to have to obviously think of new ways to try to detect it. but what this plot and its discovery shows you is that intelligence is really the best and sometimes the only hope of dealing with these plots. had the saudis not had some kind of source that was able to tip them off and then the saudi intelligence promptly notified the united states and others, this plomight have gone forward. as mark says, we can't really know when they planned to detonate these bombs one intelligence official said to me today that al qaeda in the arabian peninsula which is the formal name for this yemen-based group wants to in his words mess with us any way they can. they saw the consternation that the christmas day bombing produced even though it failed. and i think they must be hoping that in the wake of this, even though this one failed, people will begin shutting down the cargo handling system in the middle east and qlurp and that you have
bomber, used that is almost impossible to detect using conventional screening or sniffer dogs. so it's that sort of diabolical explosive device they're going to have to obviously think of new ways to try to detect it. but what this plot and its discovery shows you is that intelligence is really the best and sometimes the only hope of dealing with these plots. had the saudis not had some kind of source that was able to tip them off and then the saudi intelligence promptly notified the united...
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it's just us. gwen: it feels like we've been having this argument now for several weeks but only this week the president and his folks decide really to engage. why? >> well, time was running out. the pastor from gainesville had made it clear he was going to start burning books at 6:00 on saturday night on the night, anniversary of the 9/11 attack. demonstrations had already begun in afghanistan on thursday and u.s. officials were quite concerned about force protection there and other places in the far southwest asia. and then the pastor let it be known if someone called him and asked him and invited him to stand down that he might do so, if someone from the government and the white house saw its opportunities and bob gates put in a phone call and he has desisted for the moment. this was not a constitutional question about protected speech. though a lot of people law that around. you can burn books in this country, you can burn flags. you can burn draft cards. >> why are you looking at me? >> i don'
it's just us. gwen: it feels like we've been having this argument now for several weeks but only this week the president and his folks decide really to engage. why? >> well, time was running out. the pastor from gainesville had made it clear he was going to start burning books at 6:00 on saturday night on the night, anniversary of the 9/11 attack. demonstrations had already begun in afghanistan on thursday and u.s. officials were quite concerned about force protection there and other...
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they want us to compromise and get things done to move america forward to get us back to work, and i think that is what this is all about. it is a conversation that we should be having in our kitchens, in our neighborhoods and in our cities and all across the nation. >> and are you planning to endorse candidates? are you planning to look forward to 2012 and endorse presidential candidates? >> i don't know that this is so much about endorsing candidates. i am a democrat, and i'm a progressive democrat, but what it is, is that we want the country to move forward. look, the nation is evenly divided. we just had elections, and there are consequences to that. many people are criticizing president obama for the compromise on tax cuts, and i came out in support of it, and 70% of america is in support of that compromise, not because they want to extend the tax cuts to the rich, or row deuw -- red the estate tax, because they want to move forward to the issues facing us. they want people to have unemployment insurance going into the next 13 months and reduce the payroll tax and get people bac
they want us to compromise and get things done to move america forward to get us back to work, and i think that is what this is all about. it is a conversation that we should be having in our kitchens, in our neighborhoods and in our cities and all across the nation. >> and are you planning to endorse candidates? are you planning to look forward to 2012 and endorse presidential candidates? >> i don't know that this is so much about endorsing candidates. i am a democrat, and i'm a...
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some use hydrogenated oil. reddi-wip uses real dairy cream. nothing's more real than reddi-wip. ♪ can't help it, can't help it ♪ ♪ can't help it, no no no... ♪ come on. ♪ can't help it, can't help it, no no no ♪ ♪ you drive me crazy ♪ and i just can't stop myself, uh! ♪ ♪ can't help it, can't help it, can't help it. ♪ >>> first i guess the heat has gotten too much for those on the right. we've had to defend that behavior of protesters at the u.s. capitol in the vote two weeks ago on the obama health care bill. remember that sight where democratic congressman cleaver of missouri appears to get spit on by a brutally angry demonstrator. you can see the hate in the guy's face. that contorted look that continued as the congressman couldn't believe what happened. there he is. well, a lot of us saw an image of hay trid not seen since the civil rights struggle in the speak 60s. michele bachmann had a different take on the events that disturbed so many. she was last night on fox. >> remember when speaker pelosi walked arm and arm
some use hydrogenated oil. reddi-wip uses real dairy cream. nothing's more real than reddi-wip. ♪ can't help it, can't help it ♪ ♪ can't help it, no no no... ♪ come on. ♪ can't help it, can't help it, no no no ♪ ♪ you drive me crazy ♪ and i just can't stop myself, uh! ♪ ♪ can't help it, can't help it, can't help it. ♪ >>> first i guess the heat has gotten too much for those on the right. we've had to defend that behavior of protesters at the u.s. capitol in the...
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here to tell us about that is mark joining us via skype from toronto. good to see you. >> good to see you as well. in fact, i'm in las vegas this time around. >> okay. >> welcome from sin city. >> okay very good. >> we've got -- sorry, i couldn't hear you there for a moment. you're right. we have three gift ideas for ipad owners and three for laptop owners. you might start wanting to think of some of these gift ideas that range from $50 to $100. if you are an ipad owner referring to apple's popular tablet, consider a keyboard from apple themselves. it's a hard keyboard that you snap the ipad into and it charges it up at the same time. if you're in one location for a while, a dorm room, and you have to work on an essay or book report, this is obviously a lot more comfortable than typing on the soft screen with your fingertips. this is 69 bucks at apple.com. that's one option there. >> you still have the ipad so it means you want protective case and travel around with it look cool and protect it all in one. what do you have? >> i have a couple options. on
here to tell us about that is mark joining us via skype from toronto. good to see you. >> good to see you as well. in fact, i'm in las vegas this time around. >> okay. >> welcome from sin city. >> okay very good. >> we've got -- sorry, i couldn't hear you there for a moment. you're right. we have three gift ideas for ipad owners and three for laptop owners. you might start wanting to think of some of these gift ideas that range from $50 to $100. if you are an ipad...
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stand with us. stand for freedom. and the american people will stand with you. >> the gentleman yields back his time. the gentleman from south carolina. jha from south carolina. >> mr. gentleman, i recognize the request from the gentlewoman from ohio. >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and suspend my remarks about this health care legislation. >> once again, mr. speaker, can you tell me if the times are equal, more or less. >> the gentleman from south carolina has 13 1/2 minutes, the gentleman from michigan has 16 1/2 minutes. >> would you like to have the next -- >> gentleman, do you redefense -- gentleman, do you reserve? gentleman from michigan? >> thank you, plk, at this time i yield two minutes from the distinguished gentleman from california. >> the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this is the people's house. and we're sent here to represent the people throughout america. some are actually in the gallery. some marching around this building. some are
stand with us. stand for freedom. and the american people will stand with you. >> the gentleman yields back his time. the gentleman from south carolina. jha from south carolina. >> mr. gentleman, i recognize the request from the gentlewoman from ohio. >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and suspend my remarks about this health care legislation. >> once again, mr. speaker, can you tell me if the times are equal, more or less. >> the gentleman from...
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i wouldn't want one of us being president? at what point are the big shots going to say you're not clean enough or sophisticated enough to be the leaders. we'll take your votes. but none of you is going to get to be president. at what point does that clash occur? >> i think what's going to happen is you'll see this fight take place in 2011. and if 2011 goes like 1995 went -- >> you mean the run-up? >> the radicals discredited themselves with government shutdowns and this kind of stuff, when you goat 2012. it will make a difference. >> but who is going to run? oh, absolutely. who is actually going to make it. >> mark, when is this going to happen? when are we going to see the castle versus o'donnell race between palin and -- it looks like the tea parents have already written off mitt romney. he was the stalking horse for obama. they're already nailing the guy. they're getting help, by the way, of who's going after -- oh, pawlenti is saying you're one of the rhinos. >> well, look, chris there is a cleve right now. there are seve
i wouldn't want one of us being president? at what point are the big shots going to say you're not clean enough or sophisticated enough to be the leaders. we'll take your votes. but none of you is going to get to be president. at what point does that clash occur? >> i think what's going to happen is you'll see this fight take place in 2011. and if 2011 goes like 1995 went -- >> you mean the run-up? >> the radicals discredited themselves with government shutdowns and this kind...
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we will use technology. and we will broaden our base by using other organizations. we use heritage last year. we love heritage. other organizations that helped us, liberty central helped us understand the issues that were going on. we have a lot of partners out there. and i know i am talking too much. the other thing we want to focus on is the media. they probably will not like me for saying that, but the media really did not tell the truth. not all of the media, but there were a lot of lies out there. the people in the grassroots movement knew it. we want the media to be held accountable as we move through the process. are we going away? no. do we know what we're going to do? no. but we didn't, and we won. [applause] thank you very much. >> first off, i want to tahnhan heritage for inviting me share. this has been an amazing couple of years. mostly because it really reinforces the special nature of american politics. it is incredibly dynamics. american politics are incredibly dynamic. sometimes we forget that because we operate with a paradigm of a two-party system
we will use technology. and we will broaden our base by using other organizations. we use heritage last year. we love heritage. other organizations that helped us, liberty central helped us understand the issues that were going on. we have a lot of partners out there. and i know i am talking too much. the other thing we want to focus on is the media. they probably will not like me for saying that, but the media really did not tell the truth. not all of the media, but there were a lot of lies...
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rick newman is now joining us. the new article breaks down what he calls the five campaign fibs about the economy. this promises to be good. >> i might say don't believe anything you hear. i cringe when i watch some of these campaign ads because we know it's mostly about the economy and they're not facts. they're accusations and some outright fibs. >> first thing to talk about, stimulus plan didn't work. >> the republicans got the memo on this one. it's a political winner to campaign against the stimulus plan. the fact is, the stimulus plan probably helped end the recession a lot sooner than it would have been otherwise. it helped save or create a few jobs and the added gdp growth. the problem with the stimulus is the democrats sold it terribly. they way overpromised. so if you say compared to what the democrats promised back in 2009, yeah, the stimulus has not accomplished what the democrats said it would. and it's not clear what anybody doov dpon done back then that would have done a better job. >> what about the
rick newman is now joining us. the new article breaks down what he calls the five campaign fibs about the economy. this promises to be good. >> i might say don't believe anything you hear. i cringe when i watch some of these campaign ads because we know it's mostly about the economy and they're not facts. they're accusations and some outright fibs. >> first thing to talk about, stimulus plan didn't work. >> the republicans got the memo on this one. it's a political winner to...
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i used our slate card with blueprint. we can design our own plan to avoid interest by paying off diapers and things each month. and for the bigger stuff, we can pay down our balance faster to save money on interest. bigger? bigger. slate from chase gives you extraordinary control over how you pay for life's surprises. trip...lets... slate customers pay down their balances twice as fast with blueprint. [ male announcer ] the vanilla caramel latte from maxwell house international café. the 60...
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great to have you with us, liz. thanks so much. >> thanks, ed. >> in our survey i asked you do you think tea partiers care that 43.6 million americans are living in poverty? 5% of you said yes, 95% of you said no the tea partiers don't care. that's "the ed show." i'm ed schultz. "hardball" with chris matthews starts right here from the place from politics on msnbc. we'll see you tomorrow on "the ed show" on msnbc. >>> it's teatime so who is the maddest hatter of them all? let's play "hardball." >> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in new york leading off tonight, boiling hot tea. the fire on the right that consume mike castle and threatens democrats in the fall is now beginning to burn republican bridges. in the last two days mike castle blamed his loss on lies by shawn hannity and rush limbaugh. karl rove dismissed christine o'donnell as a loser. sarah palin and rush went after rove. the tea party has a seat at the republican table. but the knives are out. and make no mistake, if this new band of republicans get
great to have you with us, liz. thanks so much. >> thanks, ed. >> in our survey i asked you do you think tea partiers care that 43.6 million americans are living in poverty? 5% of you said yes, 95% of you said no the tea partiers don't care. that's "the ed show." i'm ed schultz. "hardball" with chris matthews starts right here from the place from politics on msnbc. we'll see you tomorrow on "the ed show" on msnbc. >>> it's teatime so who is the...
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so each of us has built inside of us a survival kit. you can find out what kind of survivor you are. >> glenn: it's also strange because moses was also, he thought out of box. here is a guy who is like okay, i have to go free. people from bondage? i mean, first thing he said was how, who am i -- how am i going to do that? >> plague, splitting of the red sea, god off the mountain. the original age of the unthinkable, original survivor. >> and a connector. connector is a personality type. some people survive by bringing people together. using social bonds and social intelligence to make things happen. plane crash or free the people from egypt. >> glenn: final thoughts in a second. >> do you wish you had a juggle on hand or pile of monopoly debt to make sense of foreign debt? lucky day for you. look no further. record this show or d.v.r. it every day at 5:00 p.m. eastern. i have mean i'm there for you, baby, you know what i'm saying? ooh. >> i think i made most of the audience throw up in their mouths just a little bit. there is nothing li
so each of us has built inside of us a survival kit. you can find out what kind of survivor you are. >> glenn: it's also strange because moses was also, he thought out of box. here is a guy who is like okay, i have to go free. people from bondage? i mean, first thing he said was how, who am i -- how am i going to do that? >> plague, splitting of the red sea, god off the mountain. the original age of the unthinkable, original survivor. >> and a connector. connector is a...
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howard fineman is with us. an msnbc political analyst and john heilemann covers politics for new york magazine. the hot one in pennsylvania, we covered it, joe sestak came on the program. he beat arlen specter. does he have hope? is hope alive for joe sestak? >> well, based on the people i've talked to in philly, there's a pretty decent turnout. absolute -- the latest polls show pat toomey with a lead. it's uphill for sestak. when we know the results are going to tell us a lot. >> run another race next week. let's go to west virginia. one of the first results we're going to get and a telling one. manchin was falling behind a couple of weeks ago. he's the governor of the state, a popular governor. here's disowned much of the obama agenda. can he win this thing now? >> he has. he's done those things and done them pretty well. his opponent, mr. raese, has had some problems in these closing days. >> like his homes in florida. >> not exactly purely west virginia. but a very, very good source of a west virginia said
howard fineman is with us. an msnbc political analyst and john heilemann covers politics for new york magazine. the hot one in pennsylvania, we covered it, joe sestak came on the program. he beat arlen specter. does he have hope? is hope alive for joe sestak? >> well, based on the people i've talked to in philly, there's a pretty decent turnout. absolute -- the latest polls show pat toomey with a lead. it's uphill for sestak. when we know the results are going to tell us a lot. >>...
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that is concerning to us, because there are a lot of uses where data is used to be able to bill advertisers and fight fraud across the site, in ways that relate directly to the advertising model. depending on how prescriptive the language is, it could create problems in some of those business operational areas. when you offer an opt out of showing a consumer behavioral advertising, that same data could be used for fraud detection and control. you want to make sure you have the appropriate use and right to be able to prevent fraud across your website. there are some protections there that we are looking at very carefully, making sure they are drafted and a way that protects those necessary uses of data. >> do you foresee legislation passing this year or next, and if the republicans take over congress in november, as far as your business model and business concerns, is that a good thing or a negative thing? >> i wish i had a crystal ball and could tell you these things. i don't know if legislation is going to pass. there are a lot of external forces that could influence those outcomes. it is
that is concerning to us, because there are a lot of uses where data is used to be able to bill advertisers and fight fraud across the site, in ways that relate directly to the advertising model. depending on how prescriptive the language is, it could create problems in some of those business operational areas. when you offer an opt out of showing a consumer behavioral advertising, that same data could be used for fraud detection and control. you want to make sure you have the appropriate use...
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that used to be us. they're making investments because they know those investments will pay off for the long term. so in these budget discussions, the key is to be able to distinguish between stuff that is not adding to our growth, is not an investment in our future, and those things that are absolutely necessary for us to be able to increase job growth in the future as well. the single most important thing i think we need to do economically, and this is something that has to be done during the lame duck session, is making sure that taxes do not go up on middle-class families next year. so we have got some work to do on that front. to make sure that the families not only are seeing a higher tax burden, which will happen if congress does not act, but also making sure the business provisions that historically we have extended each year, that for example provide tax breaks for committees that are investing here in the united states in research and development, that those are extended. i think it makes sense
that used to be us. they're making investments because they know those investments will pay off for the long term. so in these budget discussions, the key is to be able to distinguish between stuff that is not adding to our growth, is not an investment in our future, and those things that are absolutely necessary for us to be able to increase job growth in the future as well. the single most important thing i think we need to do economically, and this is something that has to be done during the...
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let's make medicare stronger for all of us. >>> just a couple of final thoughts. chuck, you're thinking about 2012? >> i am. the white house is thinking a little bit about 2012. three states, florida, colorado and ohio. republicans are very excited about the sweep that they are going to have in wisconsin. it's bigger. every other midwestern state is explainable in a very state-specific way. wisconsin is a big comeback for republicans. they love the fact that they may really put it on the map in 2012. >> tom brokaw, final thought as we go into tuesday? >> as jon stewart might called me, i'm the old dude at this table so i remember a long time ago, at the end of the first two years of ronald reagan's administration, the unemployment numbers were higher than they are now, his approval ratings were lower than president obama's were. president clinton had newt gingrich sweep into office with the contract with america. both of them were elected by wide margins when they ran for a second term. something to keep in mind. >> charlie cook, your final outlook for tuesday is
let's make medicare stronger for all of us. >>> just a couple of final thoughts. chuck, you're thinking about 2012? >> i am. the white house is thinking a little bit about 2012. three states, florida, colorado and ohio. republicans are very excited about the sweep that they are going to have in wisconsin. it's bigger. every other midwestern state is explainable in a very state-specific way. wisconsin is a big comeback for republicans. they love the fact that they may really put...
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it will help us take pressure off our currency, help us stabilize interest rates it will help us show the markets that our tax rates aren't going to rise to unbelievable levels because we are getting our fiscal house in order. so if we locked in a plan to actually g our debt under control, that will actually help our economy right now because it will improve competence in the future of our economy. >> okay but are you prepared to spend money for stimulus in order to do something about unemployment. >> so i don't subscribe to the typical keynesian doctrine that you need to borrow and spend money to create jobsment we borrowed and spend 1.1 trillion when you add interest costs on the stimulus and we lost 2.6 million jobs since that legislation passed. i do think there are better things that the government could do to promote prosperity and create jobs. we ought to be growing at a very fast pace coming out of the kind-of-recession we are coming out of if we are coming out of it. i mean 81, the 72 recession. we were growing at about 68% at this time. i would argue that the reason we are g
it will help us take pressure off our currency, help us stabilize interest rates it will help us show the markets that our tax rates aren't going to rise to unbelievable levels because we are getting our fiscal house in order. so if we locked in a plan to actually g our debt under control, that will actually help our economy right now because it will improve competence in the future of our economy. >> okay but are you prepared to spend money for stimulus in order to do something about...
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they said, ask us by what happens to health care. it was so urgent we kept the congress in on christmas eve, and now i think it's going to -- it seems clearly comatose and as near as i can tell there's an effort to push it to the side almost indefinitely. gwen: we'll talk more about health care but i'm curious about what they're going to do to address the questions about the economy besides saying the message, i care. >> they're going to do a jobs package. they're going to do small business tax cuts for small business which is what the president was selling today. and the republicans are skeptical of that. first of all, they asked him today about, would you accept an across-the-board tax cuts and that was not such a big hit with him. then they're skeptical that these small -- the cuts for small business are really going to be work. gwen: and a budget freeze? >> and a budget freeze -- well, they would like more of a budget freeze and they think the discretionary and nondefense freeze is just a drop in the bucket, which in fact it is.
they said, ask us by what happens to health care. it was so urgent we kept the congress in on christmas eve, and now i think it's going to -- it seems clearly comatose and as near as i can tell there's an effort to push it to the side almost indefinitely. gwen: we'll talk more about health care but i'm curious about what they're going to do to address the questions about the economy besides saying the message, i care. >> they're going to do a jobs package. they're going to do small...
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if they do not call us, we will call them. we have people better already starting to get out there in america. we have that all kinds ohad alld teams reaching out to us. we're waiting to see who the candidates are. we will be part of the 2012 election. >> there has been a lot of analysis and talk about the abily of theea party candidates who are now in congress to govern, and a lot of analysts are saying we're just looking at gridlock. what is your take on this two- ea party block in congress? >> i did many of them would be gridlock as progress. [laughter] a lot of the platform was negative. was to repeal obama care and stop doing what the administration had been doing. they certainly believe if they can get a handle on spending, make sure tax cuts are extended that they can make a difference and bring around jobs. we will see what happe on that ore. i sthink if they see leadership working hard and passing things in keeping up with issues, if not all of them get through the senate, they will understand that. they understand th
if they do not call us, we will call them. we have people better already starting to get out there in america. we have that all kinds ohad alld teams reaching out to us. we're waiting to see who the candidates are. we will be part of the 2012 election. >> there has been a lot of analysis and talk about the abily of theea party candidates who are now in congress to govern, and a lot of analysts are saying we're just looking at gridlock. what is your take on this two- ea party block in...
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this comes to us in a couple of ways. it comes to us in an economic form. this is one where our debt gets us. it may put us in a tailspin spiral where we lose our standard of living and managing our decline economically. another tipping point is where we take individuals in society and take away their chance of making the most of their lives. we don't want a society of a majority of takers verses of makers. we don't want a society where we transform a safety net into a hammock. people will think of consumption and where they get that from versus taking risks, planning, investing, working, being an entrepreneur. these are the tipping point we are reaching and the sooner we acknowledge this, the better off we will be. i would simply say that some money is an issue that has to come back into our lexicon and something that people who have enjoyed the last few decades or years can now take for granted anymore. it is something we have to get our money system back on path. if we do, america's best century will be this century, not the past century. thank you very
this comes to us in a couple of ways. it comes to us in an economic form. this is one where our debt gets us. it may put us in a tailspin spiral where we lose our standard of living and managing our decline economically. another tipping point is where we take individuals in society and take away their chance of making the most of their lives. we don't want a society of a majority of takers verses of makers. we don't want a society where we transform a safety net into a hammock. people will...